but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on Earth, Japanese spider crabs are the largest, spanning up to 12.5 feet from the tip of one ...
In fact, this is the case for many crab spider species, leading scientists to wonder what the male's camouflage strategy ...
Jerry Hollis took this photo in the mountains above the Valley of what appears to be a common crab spider (Xysticus cristatus ...
The species can grow up to 16cm wide across the ... Aussies on social media have also been discussing catching the spider crabs. 'Yum, time to gather and eat,' one commenter wrote.